Terms Used In Utah Code 49-15-103

• Employer: means any department, educational institution, or political subdivision of the state eligible to participate in a government-sponsored retirement system under federal law. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• Public safety service: means employment normally requiring an average of 2,080 hours of regularly scheduled employment per year rendered by a member who is:
            (6)(a)(i) a law enforcement officer in accordance with Section 53-13-103;
            (6)(a)(ii) a correctional officer in accordance with Section 53-13-104;
            (6)(a)(iii) a special function officer approved in accordance with Sections 49-15-201 and 53-13-105;
            (6)(a)(iv) a dispatcher who is certified in accordance with Section 53-6-303;
            (6)(a)(v) a full-time member of the Board of Pardons and Parole created under Section 77-27-2;
            (6)(a)(vi) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety; or
            (6)(a)(vii) the executive director of the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 49-15-102
• Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
• System: means the Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement System created under this chapter. See Utah Code 49-15-102